Pierluigi Marzuillo, Stefano Guarino, Salvatore Alfiero, Luigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli, Mattia Arenella, Francesco Baccelli, Milena Brugnara, Ciro Corrado, Giulia Delcaro, Anna Di Sessa, Giulia Gallotta, Marcello Lanari, Maya Lorenzi, Gabriele Malgieri, Emanuele Miraglia Del Giudice, Carmine Pecoraro, Marco Pennesi, Sara Picassi, Luca Pierantoni, Giuseppe Puccio, Floriana Scozzola, Francesca Taroni, Chiara Tosolini, Laura Venditto, Andrea Pasini, Claudio La Scola, Giovanni Montini
AIM: To determine (i) prevalence and the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in children hospitalised for febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI) and (ii) role of AKI as indicator of an underlying VUR. AKI, in fact, is favoured by a reduced nephron mass, often associated to VUR. METHODS: This retrospective Italian multicentre study enrolled children aged 18 years or younger (median age = 0.5 years) discharged with a primary diagnosis of fUTI...
April 20, 2024: Acta Paediatrica